We don’t eat a lot of sweets in this house, so when a big food-friendly holiday comes along, we always make sure that everyone’s happy with the desserts. My sons invariably request a fruit pie, so I make either a pear or apple tart or pie, which everyone will enjoy for breakfast the next morning. No one here feels a strong attachment to pumpkin or sweet potato pie, but I like the color it adds to the table, so I often stir the standard pumpkin spices and salt into mashed, roasted butternut squash, to serve with dinner. Mr T loves pecan pie, but will gladly eat any pie or tart made with a lot of pecans. Me? I love chocolate, and any dessert made with ricotta, especially when the ricotta is homemade. This then, is for the two of us, though my oldest son, when he tasted it, declared it one of the best desserts I’d ever made. I found inspiration for this in the Sicilian wedding cake known as “Cassata”, which always has bits of candied orange peel in it. You could sprinkle on a generous handful of those instead of the marmalade, if you like. Enjoy! ;o) <br />

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